Thu. 6/12/08 9:59am
m:
20 albums in and i'm still not sure how i feel about sparks...but always waiting for the one to push me over the edge

Thu. 6/12/08 10:00am
Hugo Winterhalter:
I remember Julie London's seductive pose; her sultriness matching the amber in her eyes reflected from the tall bottle of bourbon which no one could refuse.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:00am
dale:
Is this the Canadian band Selector with the song "celebrate the Bullet?"

Thu. 6/12/08 10:00am
Agostinho:
2 tones bands are great.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:01am
Ian:
Thanks Trouble!

Thu. 6/12/08 10:09am
Agostinho:
Like Leonard Cohen+Can+world music

Thu. 6/12/08 10:10am
Webhamster Henry:
Hi Trouble:
Just putting in a plug for another good Upstate animal sanctuary,
Catskill Animal Sanctuary:
http://www.casanctuary.org/
and check out the Declaration of Compassion for the planet and its inhabitants:
http://www.blindhorsesings.com/blog/

Thu. 6/12/08 10:16am
Cecile:
Trouble - if you could find it in your heart to play Raasaan Roland Kirk's version of "What's Going On" I would be very greateful!

Thu. 6/12/08 10:16am
north guinea hills:
i dig-dug the radio i-ching, i feel roland kirk's soul in that firey back porch miasma... yummy stuff!

Thu. 6/12/08 10:18am
Dale:
Also a big event at Rhinebeck fairgrounds this weekend .. antique farm equipment and antique motorcylce show/flea market. Go to woodstock then shoot across 209 to Rhinebeck to do both.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:21am
Bad Ronald:
It's their sense of humor that I like.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:23am
Jeffersonic:
Santogold reminds me of Siouxsie in that last song, especially in the chorus.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:25am
Cecile:
does Sparks have a huge following on the East Coast, because it seems like only me, Mick from the Dirtbombs, and 4 other people out here in the Midwest like them.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:25am
Bad Ronald:
For some reason the west coast is a breeding ground for bands that have a killer sense of humor: Surf Punks, The Tubes, The Dickies and Sparks.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:32am
Cecile:
I thought Wisconsin's own Killdozer, Frogs and Couch Flambeau were pretty hilarious, but then again, I'm from the snowy North originally.

No, but really, where is the Sparks love in Minneapolis?

Thu. 6/12/08 10:32am
Ted from Baltimore:
I had not heard of Sparks until Rollercoaster was on TV a few months ago, but my wife remembers a lot of her friends being into them way back in the day in Akron, OH

I loved that Jello Biafra called odd Australian group Skyhooks, "the Australian Sparks"

Thu. 6/12/08 10:36am
Laurie:
I always assumed ironic facial hair on young men was a tribute to Sparks.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2367802172_1d5d6ce182.jpg?v=0

Thu. 6/12/08 10:36am
Bad Ronald:
No I haven't Jonathan. Thanks for the tip, I will definitely check them out.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:38am
Harvey:
I'm always looking for Trouble

Thu. 6/12/08 10:38am
jonathan:
bad ronald.
that's a title of a tubes song on outside/inside. i never understood that record.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:39am
Bad Ronald:
OOPs now I got it, I don't have all their stuff...

Thu. 6/12/08 10:41am
jonathan:
it's not good. but it is. just like sparks.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:43am
Bad Ronald:
OK cool thanks again!

Thu. 6/12/08 10:44am
G.:
Haven't heard this song in 30 years, lol, takes me back to high school in Brasil...

Secos & Molhados = Wets and Drys

flores astrais = astral flowers

they keep singing about a "lua cheia" (full moon)

Thu. 6/12/08 10:46am
Bad Ronald:
RE Sparks I got this off of Maria's play list yesterday -
"Sparks will be performing this new CD live this Friday night in London. It can be seen live at http://www.cdpulse.com/venue/page/Carling+Academy+Islington
at 3PM east coast time (8pm GMT) FYI."

Thu. 6/12/08 10:48am
Roy:
Thanks Trobules. Chirping along here in sunny Morristown. Been a distressful morning but the afternon looks to be pleasent. Stay Dubby. Chers!

Thu. 6/12/08 10:56am
sugarwolf:
hey the Pines!! I am going to Prospect Park & Coney Island with one of them this Saturday.

Thu. 6/12/08 10:57am
m:
say, uhh... any word on when the marathon goodies get sent out for people who gave the big bucks?

Thu. 6/12/08 10:59am
trouble:
suga,
i love the pines! and i only have this one track. tell your pine friend to send me more and i will play them more!

Thu. 6/12/08 11:09am
sugarwolf:
trouble: I will burn you a copy of their greatest hits CD. I will tell Joe you are a fan.

The tickets will only last an hour probably, sologon right at noon if you want tix. This is for the show being put together to celebrate WFMU's 50th anniversary.

Thu. 6/12/08 11:25am
Laurie:
There are times I wish I lived in New York...

Maybe I will go to the Pratt Institute for my MLS!

Thu. 6/12/08 11:26am
Listener Dave from NH:
I want to go to the show, but I'm kind of out of luck because I can't really pop into midtown to pick up the tickets beforehand.
I been zapped!

Thu. 6/12/08 11:27am
max:
Does the "log on" require a password, or does one just try to hit the rivertoriver webpage?

Thu. 6/12/08 11:36am
Kristy Foom:
Can you please post the url to the French pop blog? thanks!

Thu. 6/12/08 11:39am
Listener Dave from NH:
Squarepusher's mix on the East Flatbush Project remix CD is worth the price of admission.
Not that it's even remotely radio-friendly.

Thu. 6/12/08 11:40am
trouble:
http://fillessourires.blogspot.com/ is the blog by the filles fragiles guy.

Thu. 6/12/08 12:00pm
j from bklyn:
river to river already crashed

Mon. 6/16/08 12:02pm
Barry:
Trouble,
Share your sentiments about Bo Diddley. Believe it or don't, I saw him at a Ramada Inn, Travel Lodge whatever, at some obscure truck stop exit on I-5. One of the all time weirdest gigs I've ever been to. Bo Diddley and a billion truckers and traveling salesmen. Not only was the woman I was with the prettiest girl in the place, she was one of 7 total present (4 were waitresses). They were totally unprepared for the crowd - had no idea who he was. It took a half-hour to get a drink. Two drink minimum no one ever came back to take the second order. He must have run out of money - needed that extra gig to make it to Portland, I guess.